but khalifa huffstutter has taken off his military uniform and announced his bid to become libya's 1st democratically elected president. jo, decayed america elections will be the best way and best path for libya threatened to get back its place amongst the countries of the world. i declare myself a nominee for the presidential elections. not seeking power was not finding a place, but to lead our people towards a better future and towards val fairly offended. in april, 2019, have to lead a 14 month military offensive to seize tripoli from the internationally recognized government. hundreds of thousands of people were displaced in the cities infrastructure damaged. he's been widely accused of committing war crimes. libya has africa's largest oil reserves, but since the revolution that toppled long time leader warm, argued duffy in 2011, the country has been politically divided and engulfed in violence. 10 years on from the revolution safely slammed, duffy war more. second son has re emerged on the libyan political scene, and on sunday, he applied to register as a presidential candidate.